ada rupa, ada harga

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ana rupa ana rega.

Proverb

ada rupa, ada harga

1. you get what you pay for, quality comes at a price

Further reading

• “ada rupa, ada harga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.